Why cardiologists are seeing more 25-45-year-olds with high blood pressure and irregular heartbeats

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2: NJF Holdings, the global investment group founded by Nicole Junkermann, has identified the convergence of professional sport, human performance, and life sciences as an emerging investment frontier in India, arguing that the country is uniquely positioned to develop world-class capabilities at the intersection of athletic performance, longevity science and health technology.

The advisory comes against the backdrop of a fresh Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, which has prompted health authorities across the world to issue similar precautionary guidance.

Healthy forests help combat climate change, provide humans with drinking water and even improve mental and physical health. But it’s hard to imagine an entire forest in the middle of a big city. That’s where micro-forests come into play — public forests on a smaller scale, filled with native plants. They exist around the world, and producer Rachel Carlson went to visit the largest micro-forest in California in this encore episode. She joins host Emily Kwong to chat about what she saw. Interested in more of the science behind urban nature? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

Healthy forests help combat climate change, provide humans with drinking water and even improve mental and physical health. But it’s hard to imagine an entire forest in the middle of a big city. That’s where micro-forests come into play — public forests on a smaller scale, filled with native plants. They exist around the world, and producer Rachel Carlson went to visit the largest micro-forest in California in this encore episode. She joins host Emily Kwong to chat about what she saw. Interested in more of the science behind urban nature? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.